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Charter-school parents urge board to restore half‑penny sales‑tax funds to charter students
Summary
Public commenters at the May 2 Manatee County School Board workshop said charter schools were promised a share of the half‑penny sales tax passed in 2016 and asked the district to correct years of unequal distribution.
Steven Zickafoos, a former assistant principal at King Middle School, and three other members of the charter‑school community told the Manatee County School Board on May 2 that charter schools have been excluded from capital outlay sales‑tax funding the speakers said voters expected to be distributed to all public school students.
Danielle Hartley, introduced herself as a teacher and parent affiliated with Rowlett Academy. She recalled that district staff solicited charter‑school communities’ votes for the 2016 half‑penny sales‑tax referendum with an assurance that charter students would receive an equitable share. "Public charter school administrators were assured that their…
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